Stafford, VA
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Stafford Jeep Joyride Ends In Crash, OC Spray, Racist Threats Toward Deputies: Sheriff Stafford Jeep Joyride Ends In Crash, OC Spray, Racist Threats Toward Deputies: Sheriff Stafford Jeep Joyride Ends In Crash, OC Spray, Racist Threats Toward Deputies: Sheriff
Stafford Jeep Joyride Ends In Crash, OC Spray, Racist Threats Toward Deputies: Sheriff A Virginia man turned a late-night highway joyride into a dangerous and disturbing encounter with deputies, officials said. Deputies were called around 1:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, for reports of a swerving Jeep Wrangler barreling down the southbound lanes of I-95, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said.  The Jeep struck another car before veering onto Garrisonville Road, where it hit a median and began driving directly into oncoming traffic with front-end damage visible on the vehicle. Deputies quickly caught up to the smoking Jeep near Shelton Shop Road and pulled it over.  …

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by Zak Failla
College Park, MD
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Truck Crash Shuts Down US 50, I-95 Ramp In Prince George’s County: ‘Extended Closure’ Truck Crash Shuts Down US 50, I-95 Ramp In Prince George’s County: ‘Extended Closure’ Truck Crash Shuts Down US 50, I-95 Ramp In Prince George’s County: ‘Extended Closure’
Truck Crash Shuts Down US 50, I-95 Ramp In Prince George’s County: ‘Extended Closure’ A major crash involving a tractor-trailer brought Prince George’s County highways to a standstill Friday morning, shutting down lanes on US Route 50 and closing a key ramp to the northbound lanes on I-95. The crash happened westbound on US 50 past I-95/I-495 in College Park around 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration.  Multiple lanes were closed while crews worked to clear the wreckage. The aftermath of the crash in Prince George's County. Maryland DOT By mid-morning, officials reported that recovery operations were still underway. MAT…

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by Zak Failla
Stafford, VA
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Rubber Deer Mask Freakout Ends With Virginia Man Biting Deputy On I-95: Stafford Sheriff Rubber Deer Mask Freakout Ends With Virginia Man Biting Deputy On I-95: Stafford Sheriff Rubber Deer Mask Freakout Ends With Virginia Man Biting Deputy On I-95: Stafford Sheriff
Rubber Deer Mask Freakout Ends With Virginia Man Biting Deputy On I-95: Stafford Sheriff A Virginia man turned I-95 into his personal stage over the weekend — and it ended with him chomping down on a deputy’s foot while ranting about a rubber deer mask, officials said. The chaos unfolded around 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, when Stafford County deputies were called to the northbound lanes near mile marker 136, when multiple callers reported a man casually strolling in the middle of the highway, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies quickly spotted Adrian Chiodo, 30, of Richmond, wandering among traffic.  “Due to I-95 being a highway and not a sidewalk, it wasn’t har…

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by Zak Failla
Greenwich, CT
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Road Worker Hit, Killed In 'Preventable' Tragedy On I-95 In Greenwich: DOT Road Worker Hit, Killed In 'Preventable' Tragedy On I-95 In Greenwich: DOT Road Worker Hit, Killed In 'Preventable' Tragedy On I-95 In Greenwich: DOT
Road Worker Hit, Killed In 'Preventable' Tragedy On I-95 In Greenwich: DOT A routine overnight work shift turned tragic after a vehicle crashed into and killed a road crew worker in a Greenwich I-95 construction zone after an SUV veered into the work area, authorities said. Traymont Tucker, of Waterbury, was hit around 2:25 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, Connecticut State Police said. Troopers said a Dodge Durango traveling northbound just south of Exit 3 entered an active construction pattern and struck Tucker, who was standing in the center median. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The SUV’s driver, a 38-year-old man from Yonkers, suffered…

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by Josh Lanier
Fredericksburg, VA
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Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Busy Stafford Roadway, Sparks Hours-Long Cleanup Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Busy Stafford Roadway, Sparks Hours-Long Cleanup Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Busy Stafford Roadway, Sparks Hours-Long Cleanup
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Busy Stafford Roadway, Sparks Hours-Long Cleanup A tractor-trailer crash shut down a busy Stafford intersection for hours Friday morning, Aug. 15, backing up traffic and sending Virginia Department of Transportation crews into a major cleanup operation. According to VDOT, the wreck happened at Centreport Parkway and Route 1, leaving the truck overturned and debris scattered across the roadway.  Travelers heading to I-95 were forced to use exit 133 (Route 17) or exit 140 (Courthouse Road) while the closure was in effect through Friday afternoon. By early afternoon, crews reported that the crash site was largely cleared.  In an …

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by Zak Failla
Bel Air, MD
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I-95 Shut Down In Harford County After Multi-Vehicle Crash: Major Delays Expected (DEVELOPING) I-95 Shut Down In Harford County After Multi-Vehicle Crash: Major Delays Expected (DEVELOPING) I-95 Shut Down In Harford County After Multi-Vehicle Crash: Major Delays Expected (DEVELOPING)
I-95 Shut Down In Harford County After Multi-Vehicle Crash: Major Delays Expected (Developing) A crash in Harford County is expected to lead to major delays on I-95 on Friday. The southbound lanes of the interstate were closed at around 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 15, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash in the area of MD 24. The crash on I-95. Maryland DOT According to the Maryland State Highway Administration, drivers should use US 40, MD 7, and US 1 as alternate routes. Details about the crash have not been released. This is a developing story. 

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by Zak Failla
Waterford, CT
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Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Stopped On I-395 In Waterford: Police Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Stopped On I-395 In Waterford: Police Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Stopped On I-395 In Waterford: Police
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Stopped On I-395 In Waterford: Police State police say a quick response from troopers stopped a dangerous wrong-way driver on I-395 in Waterford before he could reach I-95. Elkin Garcia Velez, 21, of New London, was charged with reckless driving, operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and driving the wrong way on a divided highway, the Connecticut State Police Department said.  Troopers were alerted to a white pickup truck heading south in the northbound lanes around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Troopers caught up to the vehicle just north of the I-95 interchange and activated their emergency lights. The dri…

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by Josh Lanier
Fredericksburg, VA
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Spotsy Man Stomps Stranger’s Car, Bolts Through Hospital In Wild Police Chase: Sheriff Spotsy Man Stomps Stranger’s Car, Bolts Through Hospital In Wild Police Chase: Sheriff Spotsy Man Stomps Stranger’s Car, Bolts Through Hospital In Wild Police Chase: Sheriff
Spotsy Man Stomps Stranger’s Car, Bolts Through Hospital In Wild Police Chase: Sheriff He stomped on the roof of a car that wasn’t his, tried to break in, then took deputies on a wild ride through a hospital parking lot before ditching his car near I-95, the sheriff said. Moriano Lardge, 38, of Stafford, was arrested on Wednesday night, Aug. 6, after a chaotic series of events that began around 11 p.m. on Sun Bluff Way, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. A caller reported seeing a man “standing on top of a vehicle that did not belong to him, stomping on it, yelling, and attempting to break into it,” the sheriff’s office said on Friday, Aug. 8. When deputi…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
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100+ MPH Virginia Pursuit Ends In Airborne Crash On I‑395 In Fairfax County: State Police 100+ MPH Virginia Pursuit Ends In Airborne Crash On I‑395 In Fairfax County: State Police 100+ MPH Virginia Pursuit Ends In Airborne Crash On I‑395 In Fairfax County: State Police
100+ MPH Virginia Pursuit Ends In Airborne Crash On I‑395 In Fairfax County: State Police A Virginia man is facing charges after a high-speed police chase ended in a violent crash that left two innocent people seriously hurt, authorities said. Cameron D. Teach, 22, of Henrico, is facing multiple charges after taking Virginia State Police troopers on a wild chase that started on I-95 and ended with a fiery crash.  Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, a trooper attempted to stop a Teach's Honda sedan that was “traveling at a high rate of speed” in the northbound lanes of the interstate near the 158-mile marker in Prince William County, according to police. The dri…

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by Zak Failla
Milford, CT
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125 MPH Drunk Driver On I-95 In Milford Had Double Legal Limit Of Alcohol In System: Police 125 MPH Drunk Driver On I-95 In Milford Had Double Legal Limit Of Alcohol In System: Police 125 MPH Drunk Driver On I-95 In Milford Had Double Legal Limit Of Alcohol In System: Police
125 MPH Drunk Driver On I-95 In Milford Had Double Legal Limit Of Alcohol In System: Police A 23-year-old man was arrested early after state police said he was caught driving 125 miles per hour on I-95 while drunk. Jose Gonzalez, of Bridgeport, was pulled over near Exit 40 on the southbound side of I-95 in Milford just before 3 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, after troopers clocked him at nearly twice the speed limit, Connecticut State Police said. The trooper noted Gonzalez showed "clear signs of impairment," including red, glossy eyes and the smell of alcohol. Authorities arrested him and administered a blood alcohol test at the Troop G barracks in Bridgeport. He was nearly double the …

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
VIDEO: Procession For Slain NYPD Officer Rolls Into Totowa With Powerful Tribute VIDEO: Procession For Slain NYPD Officer Rolls Into Totowa With Powerful Tribute VIDEO: Procession For Slain NYPD Officer Rolls Into Totowa With Powerful Tribute
Video: Procession For Slain Nypd Officer Rolls Into Totowa With Powerful Tribute Dozens of police motorcycles, vans, and trucks led a white limousine carrying the body of NYPD Officer Didarul Islam through New Jersey in a powerful funeral procession Thursday, July 31 (scroll for video). NYPD Stunning footage (below) captured by Nick Tomasso on Linwood Avenue in Fort Lee shows the caravan rolling past Route 80 and I-95, moments after leaving New York. Services began earlier in the day at a mosque in the Bronx, where hundreds of uniformed officers stood silently in rows before the procession departed for Laurel Grove Cemetery in Totowa. Islam, who leaves behind a wif…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bel Air, MD
Weather
Tornado Warnings, Flash Flooding Slam Maryland, Virginia As Severe Storms Move In Tornado Warnings, Flash Flooding Slam Maryland, Virginia As Severe Storms Move In Tornado Warnings, Flash Flooding Slam Maryland, Virginia As Severe Storms Move In
Tornado Warnings, Flash Flooding Slam Maryland, Virginia As Severe Storms Move In With a cold front moving into the region, forecasters are cautioning residents and business owners in the DMV area to be prepared for wicked storms and possible flooding.  Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are possible on Thursday, July 31, with widespread totals of one to two inches, and bringing the potential for rain rates of one to two inches in 30 minutes in some areas. Tornado Warnings were also issued on Thursday in parts of Maryland and Virginia. According to the National Weather Service, localized rainfall could hit up to six inches in some metro areas, and "multiple instances…

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by Zak Failla